- Date
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30 Nov 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Border Protection
- Summary
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Further to the
Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015
, the bill amends the: Migration Act 1958
to: harmonise and streamline provisions in relation to the code of procedure for review of decisions by the Migration and Refugee Division (MRD) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; clarify the operation of certain provisions relating to the conduct of review; clarify the notification requirements in relation to oral decisions of the MRD; and make technical amendments in relation to the giving of documents and the mechanism for review of decisions by the Immigration Assessment Authority in relation to family groups; and Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
to make consequential amendments.